Taiwanese Street Food Tour in Taipei, Taiwan: Ultimate Guide 🇹🇼

There are so many reasons why everyone hopes to visit Taipei, Taiwan. Some want to witness the grandeur of Taipei 101, others want to experience the innovative technology, but I’d say most visitors want to delight in the outstanding food scene. Between the bustling night markets, the Michelin-starred restaurants, and the infinite street vendors, Taiwan might just have one of the greatest food scenes in the entire world. Join us as we take ourselves on a food tour in Taipei and delight in the best of Taiwanese street food. 🇹🇼
Experiences we did / recommend in Taipei:
🇹🇼 Taipei: Taipei 101 Observatory Deck Ticket - gyg.me/8XELmfxg
🇹🇼 From Taipei: Private Scenic Tour to Jiufen, Yehliu & Pingxi - gyg.me/u0MtLii9
🇹🇼 Taipei: Full-Day Pinglin and Elephant Mountain Tour - gyg.me/vf7gC38j
🇹🇼 From Taipei: Beitou Hotsprings and Yangmingshan Volcano Tour - gyg.me/k0VbosBT
🇹🇼 Taipei: Private Food Tour: 10 Tastings with Locals - gyg.me/cYWosSTf
🇹🇼 Best of Taiwan 5-Day Tour - gyg.me/w5QQtxxl
Everything we ate in Taipei:
🥛 Dou Jiang 豆浆 (Soy Milk) - 15 TWD ($0.47)
🫓 Cong You Bing 葱油饼 (Scallion Pancake) - 25 TWD ($0.79)
🥚 Dan Bing 蛋餅 (Egg Crepe) - 22 TWD ($0.70)
🍥 Mantou 馒头 (Steamed Bun) - 12 TWD ($0.38)
🍚 Fan Tuan 飯糰 (Sticky Rice Roll) - 30 TWD ($0.95)
🧋 Zhen Zhu Nai Cha 珍珠奶茶 (Boba Milk Tea) - 60 TWD ($1.90)
🍜 Niu Rou Mian 牛肉麵 (Braised Beef Noodle Soup) - 150 TWD ($4.75)
🍹 Dong Gua Cha 冬瓜茶 (Winter Melon Tea) - 29 TWD ($0.92)
🥢 Baozi 包子 (Steamed Pork Bun) - 32 TWD ($1.01)
🍖 Hu Jiao Bing 胡椒餅 (Pork Pepper Bun) - 60 TWD ($1.90)
🥭 Mu Gua Niu Nai 木瓜牛奶 (Papaya Milk) - 70 TWD ($2.21)
🍗 Yan Su Ji 鹽酥雞 (Taiwanese Fried Chicken) - 100 TWD ($3.16)
🦪 Or Ah Mee Sua 蚵仔麵線 (Oyster Vermicelli) - 70 TWD ($2.21)
🥮 Mochi 麻糬 (Rice Cake) - 50 TWD ($1.58)
🍳 Or Ah Jian 蚵仔煎 (Oyster Omelet) - 80 TWD ($2.53)
🍨 Tsua Bing 礤冰 (Shaved Ice) - 210 TWD ($6.64)
🥟 Xiao Long Bao 小籠包 (Soup Dumplings) - 100 TWD ($3.16)
TOTAL COST - $35.26
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[@ChadandClaire]

Taiwan seriously has some of the best food in the world! Have you tried Taiwanese food, and if so, what’s your favorite thing to eat? 😋 This is just the start of our series in Taiwan, and in our next video, we’ll be exploring more of the beautiful city of Taipei and the northern mountain towns of Taiwan. Stay tuned! 🇹🇼

[@kruidnagel]

Love the video! ❤ Besides all the tasty food you showed, I really like the fried sweet potatoes balls at the night markets. And as a dessert the Douhua pudding with taro 😋😋

[@andyman404]

Great video! Looking forward to seeing how Chad reacts to stinky tofu and your visit to some of the northern mountain towns (I hope you go to Juifen, Shifen, or the Houtong Cat Village). I'm visiting Taiwan later this month and am very excited for all the good eating.

[@ChadandClaire]

@@kruidnagel We just went to a night market tonight and tried the fried sweet potato balls, and THEY'RE SO GOOD! They taste like little mochi donuts! We're definitely getting more tomorrow night hahaha

[@ChadandClaire]

@@andyman404 We just tried the stinky tofu tonight, and you'll have to wait for the video to see Chad's reaction hahaha. We definitely got a good taste of the northern mountain towns yesterday! We went to Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen, Shifen, and Pingxi. Can't wait for you to see the video! Safe travels to Taiwan when you go later this month, and eat all the good food for us!!!

[@swissfoodie3542]

I have been to Taiwan and loved it there, especially the food ! In Taipei, I love the night markets, and my favorite foods are the pork pepper bun, and xiao long bao. Buts its also nice to try news things.

[@hhvv1234]

Been to 4 continents, Taiwan has some of the best food, and the cutest, kindest, most polite people :)

[@anastasiafua]

Yaaaaay you guys are abroad again! Woohoot! My partner went to Taiwan several years ago and LOVED this country! 🎉

[@theknittingpt]

I was so excited to see this video pop up! My mom is Taiwanese and I spent 3 years there as an elementary school student. I always love going back and eating all the wonderful food, and now you've got me impatiently waiting for my next trip back. Love how open Chad is to trying all the Taiwanese food - I know our QQ textures can be so foreign to people who aren't used to it, but loved seeing how adventurous he was and that he kept giving the oh-ah-jian a try!

[@eightballjamal]

Looks absolutely amazing. My Chinese friend says you’re just being humble and your mandarin is more than just kindergarten level. Good on you for keeping in touch with your roots and spreading culture to others!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

LOVED this video! All of the food looked incredible (and the prices!!!!) 😍 Y’all are moving Taiwan higher and higher up our list. Cannot wait to see the rest of the series!

[@ingridnh1]

So good to see you guys are abroad again, and visiting the country of Claire’s heritage…wonderful! Taipei looks like a beautiful mix of modern city and traditional Taiwanese architecture. Such lovely green spaces! I love scallion pancakes and all of the other food looked delicious! Loved hearing Claire use her Mandarin. Thanks so much for this amazing glimpse into Taiwan and its culture. ❤

[@ChadandClaire]

Yes!!! We’re back to international travel, and it feels fantastic! 🥳 Taiwan has been absolutely wonderful so far, and it really does feel like I’m stepping back into a very familiar world. 🥰 So glad my Mandarin is finally coming in handy hahaha 😂 Excited for you to see the following Taiwan videos- thank you so much for always being our #1 cheerleader! 🤍🤍🤍

[@EricandSarah]

Wooo Taiwan! So cool to see you speaking Mandarin, Claire. You both have such a great way of explaining things and bringing us into the experience. Love this video so much haha Can't wait to see more! 👀👀

[@wudemaya]

Was just in Taipei a week ago. I miss it already! Thanks for the food tour!

[@carolmartin4413]

What a heartwarming video of your homeland, Claire. Beautiful city. I heard their food is exquisite...now I'm seeing it. Prayers to Taiwan as a country...cheers to you two on your continued journey!

[@beaumac]

Really great video. I’m going next month and will probably try everything you showed. Thanks 😊

[@user-od4ng8ly9k]

Love your adventures and the way you enjoy food!

[@COOKINGBIRD]

I loved the video! It was well-executed and engaging.

[@sandramillward8759]

Welcome back, missed the vlogs. Love the new logo you have. Off to enjoy seeing Taiwan

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much!!! 🤍 We just had that logo made, and we’re in love with it! 😍 Thank you for watching- we look forward to sharing the rest of our trip with you! 😁

[@drewmacphee1664]

So great to see you both again! Hope you had relaxing and recharging holiday break. We are completely snowed in on the East coast of Canada this weekend, happy to cozy up and watch your adventure. Love the new logo!

[@terraluna888]

Love the new hair Claire✨ Glad to see y’all back. Everything looks so yummy🤤

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much!!! I chopped it myself 😅😂 So happy to be back with new travel videos! Hope you enjoy them all! 💗💗💗

[@user-uk5ft4rc1t]

your streetfood looks tasty and yummy hope i can go there in your country and taste it . nice video too promoting local food .

[@SammyandTommy]

My mouth is watering, so many ideas for things to try very soon!! 🤗

[@ChadandClaire]

So excited for you guys to visit!! Send us lots of photos and message if you need anything!!

[@leekRiceball]

New subscriber here !! Informative video with such a sweet couple - love your word choice also! Thanks for posting and sharing your travels ^_^

[@user-yx3vm4om5l]

nice video promoting local street food . more videos like in this in near future . looks tasty and delicious hope to visit there someday and try your country street food .

[@Denisecurlz]

You guys are so cute together. I'm going to Taiwan so I'm watching videos to get me excited and be more informed of the place I'm going and I like this type of videos. You can feel the warmth when trying to explain about the food or culture. You guys too, it feels like I'm catching up with friends while they're abroad traveling 😅

[@secondyaya]

Yeah, you're back! Missed y'all!

[@ChadandClaire]

YES!!! Thank you so much for your patience haha- we’ve got some really awesome travel videos coming soon! 🥰 Hope you enjoy! 🤍🤍🤍

[@secondyaya]

I just received your newsletter this morning and wow, y'all have been through so much this past couple months! Hubby and and I are glad Greta is back home, safe, that Chad is okay and pls know, we're sending prayers and love for the other heartbreaking "issue" you mentioned. 😪🙏 It's amazing how much love and care we can feel for folks we've never met, like you and Chad! You've special, not only to us, but I know, many others who watch your videos.

[@BellaDeVeyra]

My heart is so full. Been waiting for you to post. Love you so much, I wish for a prosperous and blessed life for you both this new year. 💖🌸

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much for watching and for your continued support! 🥰 We LOVE making these videos, and we feel honored to be able to share our adventures with you! 🥹 Wishing you a happy and healthy start to the new year and a year full of wonderful moments and memories! 💗

[@alaflowers3971]

So glad to see you guys 😊have fun!!

[@ChadandClaire]

Over-the-moon happy to be back!!! Can’t wait for you to see the rest of our travels in Asia! 😁😁😁

[@typhanthongphay]

Awesome video 😁 so happy to see you alls traveling ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ChadandClaire]

Yessss- we are back traveling internationally, and it feels AMAZING! 🥹😁🥳

[@itsthesherthing]

Here with chad and claire’s 66k subscribers, and looking forward to more videos (without pressure 😅) very informative and interesting story telling! All the way to 100k! 💯 😊

[@pb9401]

Your happiness was palpable! So glad to see you both enjoying life

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much!!! 🥹🥹🥹

[@sarahaiken6559]

I’ve been watching lots of Taipei videos since I’m going in November and I’ve been following your account for a few years now. What a great surprise to wake up this morning and see you have a new video on Taiwan! Loved it! Thank you!

[@hc434]

Prepare yourself for EXTREME humidity but good cheap food and nice people. The humidity also causes a cockroach problem which the government tries to deal with. Traffic is scary. Healthcare is cheap even for uninsured, and it's safe even at night (except maybe for crazy traffic)

[@ChadandClaire]

How fantastic! So glad we could share our Taiwan videos before your trip this upcoming fall! 🥰 You’re going to have the most splendid time! 😁 Thank you so much for watching and for your continued support to what we do! 💗💗💗

[@swissfoodie3542]

When you are in Taipei, you should definitely eat at the night markets, there is so much tasty food there, and its good fun to spend an evening there. In november, it will be not hot, so maybe if you like baths, go to Beitou (on the outskirts of Taipei), into a hot bath resort hotel, thats a great way to relax in the thermal water (outdoors).

[@alanshen4157]

you guys are so cute on the "refill" of popcorn chicken

[@corenasalyers7288]

Wow!! You two are a lot of food and it all looked amazing. Cant get over how little you spent So beautiful there and what an experience. Thank you both for sharing. Nice seeing a video from you two. Have fun and safe travels ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ChadandClaire]

I know, right?! Taiwan is so affordable, especially in its food!!! 😍 We couldn’t believe how little we spent on that entire day haha. Excited to show you more of my family’s country of origin- thanks so much for watching! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@bodvargregersen5161]

The food tour of Taipei food was absolutely delicioso!

[@aslovespeace]

I will go to Taipei tomorrow for a week. Can't wait to explore. Lunar New Year🎉

[@ChadandClaire]

No way!!! Maybe we will see you around! 🫣🤭 Have the best time celebrating Lunar New Year! 🧧🐉

[@HelenandTimTravel]

Making us hungry! We went to Taiwan twice last year and it really is still one of our favorite foodie places to visit. Helen is Taiwanese and doesn't often get to use her Mandarin, so it was nice to visit and practice :) Great video!

[@atsaichu]

Many cities in Taiwan have now banned single use plastic containers for serving food and drink. That's why most boba tea shops have switched to opaque paper cups.

[@ChadandClaire]

That’s amazing!!! 👏 We’ve noticed a really big emphasis on reusing and recycling in the city. Can’t wait to see this change across the whole country one day (maybe haha). 🤞

[@RickyBobby2473]

Super excited to see you both back! Loving the food tour!

[@FlynuffPSC]

Been waiting for a video 😭😭😭 even vlogs would be awesome in your hometown or playing Mario kart together 😭😭

[@ingridlysanne2227]

Always so excited when there is a new video from you guys! Really love the Taiwan series. I was wondering, is it difficult to travel around Taiwan if you only speak English?

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

Wishing u guys a healthy happy Lunar New Year

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much! ♥️ Wishing you the most magnificent Lunar New Year as well! May this year bring you an abundance of joy, health, and adventure! 🐉

[@coachab100]

I want to go to Taiwan now!

[@ChadandClaire]

YES!!! 🇹🇼 GO, GO, GO! 😁😁😁 Hahaha

[@jholly5747]

Hey Chad and Claire glad to see you guys back on the road. Who’s taking care of Gretel while you’re away? I’m glad to see that Clara got to go back to Taiwan. Great to see Chad experiencing Taiwanese food looking forward to more great adventures for you both. Happy lunar new year!

[@ChadandClaire]

Gretel was having a vacation with Claire’s sister! 😁

[@Spring1234xr]

Love you guys ❤

[@ChadandClaire]

♥️♥️♥️ Sending all the hugs in the world back your way! 🥰

[@yoyoyong211]

You guys seem so down to earth!

[@ladygadventures4144]

I want to do a tour just like this plus going to different places

[@SikfanKitchen]

The spot that inspired spirited away looked so magical ✨

[@bankwardana7111]

Nice vids guys. What is the best time to visit Taiwan? Is May a good month to visit it?

[@jadecummings8093]

Hey Chad and Claire, I'm Jade from Trinidad and Tobago and it's nice to meet you. It is great to see you Claire because I love Asian people and this is where you are raised which is cool. Hope I will have a quality time with you! 👍😉👍

[@ChadandClaire]

Hello, Jade!!! 💗 Thank you so much for watching and for wishing us both well! 🥹 We would love to visit your home country of Trinidad and Tobago one day! That would be so fun! 😍😁

[@jadecummings8093]

@@ChadandClaire Yes it is! It is a beautiful country that you would love to come. We have different races and cultures and best of all so many destinations to choose from.

[@catdailyhappiness]

Nice video. My husband is taiwanese.. people are kind as well❤

[@user-ky7id6uh5b]

Glad you enjoyed it! By the way I think it’s 剉冰 or 挫冰

[@Ariel-chou]

Hoping everything goes well Chad and Claire🥺 Welcome to TAIWAN 🇹🇼🥟🤍

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much!!! We are so happy to be back again! 🇹🇼♥️😁

[@secondyaya]

Yeah, you're back!!

[@pascalchen3027]

Welcome to Taiwan

[@kystiger]

As a Taiwanese American who use to visit Taiwan every summer as a kid, it's so nostalgic to see you two explore Taiwan ☺!! It's definitely a reminder that I need to go back asap!! Would love to see a video on Taiwan's other popular cities in the future! ❤ What was the research process like to find specific restaurants with foods you wanted to try? From the locals? Online? Both? :')

[@ChadandClaire]

A mix of both! Some of the places were not recommended but had good reviews and had the items we wanted to try. A lot of it was based on the dishes we wanted.

[@shalon4jc2]

What month did you go? Thank you my mom is from Taiwan and her whole family lives there. I really want to take her back to visit but she doesn't want to go when it's too hot or too cold.

[@davidanalyst671]

you guys are great, but Im not a foodie, so I enjoy all the other sections with the parks, and culture, architecture, art etc. You should do a vid on that.

[@ChadandClaire]

Definitely check out our next video!! It is less food related and will be more focused on the other aspects like you mentioned. It’ll post on Saturday!

[@lestersh62]

What time of year did you visit Taipei? The weather looks so much more comfortable than when I visited Taipei in late summer (Sep- mid Oct) 🥵

[@HardQoo]

For those who are afraid of heat, November to May is the recommended season to visit.

[@julioc4978]

Great video, Taiwan is on my list, Can you get by with just English? do they have English is most signs, like street names,menus, etc... Cheers

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much for watching! 💗 Yes- you can definitely get by with just English. English is on most of the street signs, and I would say every other person in a bigger city can speak English to some degree. We went to a couple of restaurants that only had Mandarin menus, but Google Translate got us through just fine! Like, Chad would have been fine if I wasn’t there haha. The people are SO nice, so even if they don’t speak English, they’re going to try to help you to the best of their ability! 🥰

[@ladygadventures4144]

On may 11, what should be the weather?

[@kosanmr2]

Going there in several months. Is the shave ice / tap water stomach safe? hehe

[@LetsFIRELife]

🎉🎉

[@wherearewe-yt]

We love Taiwanese food. I (Brandon) even enjoy stinky tofu! But we had the exact same reaction as Chad, eating oyster omelette for the first time. It has such a sticky, gelatinous, "boogery" texture, that we just couldn't get into it - and we like oysters! Unlike him, we didn't have that revelation afterwards though.😂 But we always give everything AT LEAST a second try, if not a third, to determine if we truly don't like something. We're looking forward to heading back to Taiwan at some point next year, so we'll give it another go then. Taipei is one of our favorite cities, for sure!

[@PhongNguyen-iy6te]

Is there anything written in English? I would like to go one day but not sure if i would be able to navigate.

[@esdrasguilherme7234]

DEU ÁGUA NA BOCA A GASTRONÔMIA DE TAIWAM SÃO COMIDAS EXÓTICAS. Ê BEM DIFERENTES PARABÉNS PELO VÍDEO, SUCESSO AO LINDO CASAL 😎👍✌

[@ChadandClaire]

Thank you so much!!! Yes, Taiwan definitely offers some really interesting street eats hahaha. So glad you enjoyed the video! 🤍🤍

[@AiTravelswithLove]

Taiwanese breakfast is always legit as you can just go downstairs and get freshly cooked food!

[@TravelbyDartTV]

Me be like: Don't speak Mandarin? No problem! Point, smile, and prepare to be amazed by the culinary magic that awaits lol. Kidding aside, I supposed to go there right after I filmed one of our TV show episode in Japan last year. Hopefully, right after here in Antartica, when I throw dart, I am literally wishing for my travel dart to land in this country.

[@irvingchu6797]

Are you going to other major cities in Taiwan? :)

[@rushgush]

claire your smile is very beautiful

[@Rose24897]

How is the shopping?

[@TL243]

😎❤️🇹🇼‼️

[@fateenariffin5396]

I will go to Taipei next week but I cannot speak mandarin :(

[@mikevchu]

Ready to go back…except for the squat toilets

[@dougchinn2820]

What...no stinky tofu from Raohe? Want to see Chad's reaction.

[@shuang402]

It’s no longer called Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. It’s a construction KMT built to commemorate Chiang and force Taiwanese to worship him. It’s a copycat of Lincoln Memorial Hall. To most Taiwanese, Chiang is a dictator who ordered to killed thousands of Taiwanese when KMT troops first landed in Taiwan. It’s now called Freedom Square. Sadly Chiang is still situated inside of the hall after numerous protests from Pro-Taiwan groups. It’s a huge sarcasm that a dictator/killer is still worshipped by many people in Taiwan.

[@benny8769]

少糖 means 80% sugar 😅

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[@TYAC_TPE_SF-Bay]

Tai臺 wan灣 until the simplified Chinese?

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

The countryside has better food if you can believe it

[@ChadandClaire]

We most certainly can believe it!!! We’re going to have to eat even MORE when we head out of the city and tour the countryside tomorrow! 😋 No complaints, though hahaha 🥳🥢

[@hawiwang6047]

You guys will love Tainan if you get a chance to visit. Tainan is super famous for street food and has night markets operating every day during the week@@ChadandClaire

[@coco9004]

every night my taiwanese girlriend was bnringing me street food. but we call it trash food. because not so healhty

[@user-mk5rc8gj1o]

Welcome to Taiwan, again

[@jryu2727]

Welcome Home !

[@FormosaC-zd6gc]

🇹🇼 = Republic of China = China = It's originally from mainland China. TAIWAN does not have yet a national flag. In 1895, the Qing Dynasty signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, permanently ceded Taiwan and Penghu to Japan. Since then, Taiwan and Penghu do not belong to China anymore. During the civil war between the Chinese Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The Chinese Kuomintang, the Republic of China and Chinese refugees fled to Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek only had temporary trusteeship. The Republic of China is a regime in exile.

[@callierapp5938]

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